Sold Date: July 21, 2020
Start Date: July 11, 2020
Final Price: $86.00 (USD)
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Artist: Bob Dylan
Title: Blonde On Blonde
Release Year: 1966
Pressing Year: 1966
Label: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: C2S 841
Format: 33 RPM • Two 12” Albums • Stereo
UPC: none

This double album by Bob Dylan blends blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. Dylan led a group comprised of several members of his touring band (The Hawks a.k.a. The Band) and session musicians through his richest set of songs. This is an album of enormous depth, providing endless lyrical and musical revelations with each play. It is comprised entirely of songs driven by inventive, surreal, and witty wordplay, not only on the rockers but also on winding, moving ballads. Throughout the record, the music matches the inventiveness of the songs, filled with cutting guitar riffs, liquid organ riffs, crisp pianos, and even a woozy brass band. It's the culmination of Dylan's electric rock & roll period -- he would never release a studio record that rocked this hard, or had such bizarre imagery, ever again.

Personnel: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); Bill Aikins (keyboards); Wayne Butler (trombone); Kenneth Buttrey, Bobby Gregg (drums); Rick Danko, Bill Lee, Henry Strzelecki (bass); Paul Griffin (piano); Jerry Kennedy (guitar); Al Kooper (organ, guitar); Charlie McCoy (bass, guitar, harmonica, trumpet); Wayne Moss, Jaime “Robbie” Robertson (guitar, backing vocals); Hargus “Pig” Robbins (piano, keyboards); Joe South (bass, guitar).

Side One: Side Two: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 I Want You Pledging My Time Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Visions Of Johanna Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) Just Like A Woman

Side One: Side Two: Most Likely You Go Your Way And I’ll Go Mine Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands Temporary Like Achilles Absolutely Sweet Marie 4th Time Around Obviously 5 Believers

NOTE: The grades apply to both albums where applicable.

VINYL GRADE: VG+
Notes: Minimal surface noise. A good cleaning is all these albums need.

LABEL GRADE: VG+
Notes: No spindle wear, writing, ring wear, or tape. Standard white Columbia two-eye text logo on red. Text is black on red. 

SLEEVE GRADE: mint
Notes: Non-original, brand-new replacement sleeves. Plain white paper with rounded corners and circles cut in the center of each side to display the labels.

JACKET GRADE: VG
Notes: Visible ring wear. No marks, no writing, some crinkling, some waving (slight moisture damage). Edges, corners, and spine (readable) are in fairly good shape. (See my original scan.) The gatefold displays various b&w photos of Dylan and other people. A shot of actress Claudia Cardinale is included but was later withdrawn because it had been used without her authorization and Cardinale's representatives threatened to sue, making the original record sleeve (like this one) a collector's item.

Shipping is $4.00. NOTE: I will NOT be responsible for items lost or damaged in the mail.

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Combined shipping: I will be happy to combine multiple items. If you buy more than one item from me, the shipping cost will be the highest original shipping fee plus $1 per additional item.

This is not a cut-out or a record-club pressing. It is the original issue.

Note: I haven't cleaned these 54-year-old vinyl records because everybody seems to prefer their own methods. I'll leave the cleaning up to the buyer. Also, I'm not a professional vinyl seller or buyer. This comes from my own collection. Bought at Leggett’s Dept. Store, downtown Radford VA.